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Ann Savage

1921 - 2008

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Ann Savage (born Berniece Maxine Lyon, February 19, 1921 – December 25, 2008) was an American film and television actress. She is best remembered as the greedy cigarette-puffing femme fatale in the critically acclaimed film noir Detour (1945). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ann Savage has received more than 227,316 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ann Savage is the 6,412th most popular actor (down from 5,971st in 2019), the 9,411th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,919th in 2019) and the 2,945th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ann Savage ranks 6,412 out of 13,578. Before her are Lois Wilson, Collin Chou, Marguerite De La Motte, Leila Hatami, Regina King, and Christopher Heyerdahl. After her are Eugene, Jocelyne LaGarde, Inge Keller, Marie Avgeropoulos, Phyllis Logan, and Elsie Janis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Ann Savage ranks 393. Before her are Lennart Strand, Ron Greenwood, Geoffrey Crossley, Rodger Ward, Walter Mirisch, and Usmar Ismail. After her are James Cooke Brown, Joe Fulks, Nelson Riddle, Chen Muhua, Sita Ram Goel, and Michel Bonnevie. Among people deceased in 2008, Ann Savage ranks 322. Before her are Lilyan Chauvin, Tony Hillerman, Anatoly Karatsuba, Albin Planinc, Halszka Osmólska, and Heinz Wewers. After her are Buddy Miles, Jerry Wexler, Pippa Bacca, Gordon B. Hinckley, Jeff Healey, and Irmgard Praetz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Savage ranks 9,411 out of 20,380. Before her are Joel Goldsmith (1957), Marguerite De La Motte (1902), Sonny Terry (1911), Rob Kardashian (1987), Regina King (1971), and Alfred E. Green (1889). After her are Clyde Lovellette (1929), James Young (1872), Dallas Long (1940), Doug Yule (1947), Jim Hall (1935), and Danny Carey (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ann Savage ranks 2,945. Before her are Sally Struthers (1947), Judy Reyes (1967), Brooke Smith (1967), Lois Wilson (1894), Marguerite De La Motte (1902), and Regina King (1971). After her are Elsie Janis (1889), Brandon Routh (1979), Jason Lewis (1971), Michael Dunn (1934), Ted Lange (1948), and Grant Imahara (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

Detour
Vera
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
Nov 30o 19457.215 / 10
My Winnipeg
Mother
The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin, Winnipeg, is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin’s film. Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this work, conjuring a city as delightful as it is fearsome.
Jun 13o 20086.9 / 10
Apology for Murder
Toni Kirkland
Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman's young wife, a reporter is seduced into conspiring to murder him so she can inherit his estate, while pinning the murder on another businessman.
Sep 27o 19454.8 / 10